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Learn a Swing Tune
It’s Oh So Quite is a song by American singer Betty Hutton. It was released in 1951 as a B-side to. the single “Murder, He Says”. It has been covered by Horst Winter, Ginette Garcin, the Jacques Hélian Orchestra and more recently by Björk.
The music was written by Hans Lang an Austrian composer and the German lyrics were written by Erich Meder. The English lyrics were written by Bert Reisfeld.
| Stylistic Traits Jazz Swing | Technical Vocal Jazz Swing |
| Syncopated rhythm Precise, controlled harmonies Percussive phrasing Vices imitate instruments (brass) Ad-libs / scatting Big Band Instrumental sections | Strong breath support to aid vocal agility & long, percussive phrases Bright tone across registers Tone manipulation to imitate brass instruments Short offsets to enhance percussiveness |
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